plural of Fabian

(military) Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.

A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.

A male given name from Latin borne by an early pope. Rare in English.

The implementation of social reform through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution.

Alternative form of Fabian